Despite holding near-total territorial control over the Carrefour commune for several years, the notorious “Krisla” armed gang had previously tolerated the baseline operations of most public and private entities in the area, including the power generation plant located in Thorland. However, the situation escalated dramatically on Thursday morning, May 28, 2026, when heavily armed members of the criminal network stormed the facilities. After forcing all technicians and personnel to evacuate the premises, the group issued a specific mandate to the state utility company: Carrefour must be guaranteed a minimum of eight hours of electricity per day to ensure uninterrupted viewing of the upcoming World Cup tournament.
Following systematic attacks on schools, hospitals, and transit lines, this direct occupation represents a severe escalation in gang dominance over essential public utilities across metropolitan Port-au-Prince. Occurring roughly one year after a similar armed group overran the Péligre hydroelectric facility in Mirebalais, the seizure of the Carrefour hub officially leaves the state-owned Électricité d’Haïti (ED’H) stripped of all its operating power plants. Pierre Michel Félix, head of the ED’H employee union, confirmed the complete takeover of “Plant 2,” revealing that the armed wing of Krisla’s gang had issued specific warnings to the staff the previous week. He heavily criticized high-level authorities for failing to militarize and secure these critical national assets.
Prior to the raid, Carrefour’s Plant 2 was the only state facility still contributing power—a meager 5 megawatts—to the national grid. With its loss, the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area is now entirely dependent on E-Power, a private energy provider supplying approximately 25 megawatts, which is only enough to energize roughly ten circuits across the entire capital city. This operational collapse highlights a deep fiscal contradiction; a recent audit conducted by the Superior Court of Auditors and Administrative Disputes (CSCCA) on the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s 2024/2025 budget execution report revealed that the Haitian government injected 6.09 billion gourdes in special subsidies into the energy sector, an allocated expenditure that has now been functionally neutralized by gang interference.
